Missing Man Found Dead

MARGATE -- A man suffering from Alzheimer`s disease who was reported missing by his wife Tuesday was found dead hours later in a canal near his home, police said.

Louis Jacobs, 72, of the 600 block of NW 77th Avenue, was found in a canal in the 7600 block of West Atlantic Boulevard at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, police said. His wife, who was not identified, had reported her husband missing at 4 that morning.